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Gerard of Lunel
French saint
SaintResearchedFranceThird Order of Saint FrancisPre-congregation
Feast: 25 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1275
Died
1298
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Near Montesanto in the Marche, the passing of Saint Gerard, who, once Count of Lunel, lived as a hermit and died during a holy pilgrimage.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 25 May as a former Count of Lunel who lived as a hermit and died on pilgrimage.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 25 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3124417 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gerard of Lunel (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.